[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2368 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2368

 To assist in the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini 
 Atoll by amending the terms of the trust fund established during the 
  United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
                                Islands.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1999

 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself and Mr. George Miller of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To assist in the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini 
 Atoll by amending the terms of the trust fund established during the 
  United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
                                Islands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bikini Resettlement and Relocation 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRUST FUND AMOUNTS.

    Three percent of the market value as of June 1, 1999, of the 
Resettlement Trust Fund for the People of Bikini, established pursuant 
to Public Law 97-257, shall be made available for immediate ex gratia 
distribution to the people of Bikini, provided such distribution does 
not reduce the corpus of the trust fund. The amount of such 
distribution shall be deducted from any additional ex gratia payments 
that may be made by the Congress into the Resettlement Trust Fund.
                                 <all>